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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
− | *1: the state of [[sin]] that according to [[Christian]] theology characterizes all [[human being]]s as a result of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_Man Adam's fall] | + | *1: the state of [[sin]] that according to [[Christian]] theology characterizes all [[human being]]s as a result of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_Man Adam's fall] |
| *2: a wrong of great [[magnitude]] <the original sin of [[slavery]]> | | *2: a wrong of great [[magnitude]] <the original sin of [[slavery]]> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Original sin''', also called ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestral_sin ancestral sin['', is, according to a [[Christian]] theological [[doctrine]], humanity's state of [[sin]] resulting from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_man fall of man], stemming from [[the Default|Adam's rebellion in Eden]]. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward [[sin]] yet without [[collective]] [[guilt]], referred to as a "sin nature", to something as drastic as total depravity or automatic guilt of all humans through collective guilt. | + | '''Original sin''', also called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestral_sin ancestral sin['', is, according to a [[Christian]] theological [[doctrine]], humanity's state of [[sin]] resulting from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_man fall of man], stemming from [[the Default|Adam's rebellion in Eden]]. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward [[sin]] yet without [[collective]] [[guilt]], referred to as a "sin nature", to something as drastic as total depravity or automatic guilt of all humans through collective guilt. |
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− | The concept of ''original sin'' was first alluded to in the 2nd century by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irenaeus Irenaeus], Bishop of Lyons in his controversy (written in Greek) with certain dualist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism Gnostics]. Its scriptural [[foundation]] is based on the [[New Testament]] teaching of [[Paul, the Apostle]] ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_V Romans 5:12-21] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV 1 Corinthians 15:22]), and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_51 Psalm 51:5]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertullian Tertullian], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian Cyprian], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose Ambrose] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosiaster Ambrosiaster] considered that mankind shares in Adam's sin, transmitted by human [[generation]]. Augustine's formulation of original sin was popular among [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Reformers], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Martin Luther] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin John Calvin] who equated original sin with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concupiscence concupiscence], affirming that it persisted even after [[baptism]] and completely destroyed [[freedom]]. Within Roman Catholicism, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism Jansenist] movement, which the Church then declared [[heretical]], also maintained that original sin destroyed [[freedom]] of will. | + | The concept of ''original sin'' was first alluded to in the 2nd century by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irenaeus Irenaeus], Bishop of Lyons in his controversy (written in Greek) with certain dualist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism Gnostics]. Its scriptural [[foundation]] is based on the [[New Testament]] teaching of [[Paul, the Apostle]] ([https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_V Romans 5:12-21] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV 1 Corinthians 15:22]), and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_51 Psalm 51:5]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertullian Tertullian], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian Cyprian], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose Ambrose] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosiaster Ambrosiaster] considered that mankind shares in Adam's sin, transmitted by human [[generation]]. Augustine's formulation of original sin was popular among [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Reformers], such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Martin Luther] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin John Calvin] who equated original sin with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concupiscence concupiscence], affirming that it persisted even after [[baptism]] and completely destroyed [[freedom]]. Within Roman Catholicism, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism Jansenist] movement, which the Church then declared [[heretical]], also maintained that original sin destroyed [[freedom]] of will. |
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− | The [[doctrine]] is not found in [[mainstream]] Judaism. Although there were some Jewish teachers in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmudic Talmudic times] who believed that death was a punishment brought upon mankind on account of Adam's sin, that is not the dominant view in Judaism today.[5] The concept is also not found in Islam.[6][7] Depending on how it is defined, original sin is also rejected by some Christian theologies.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin] | + | The [[doctrine]] is not found in [[mainstream]] Judaism. Although there were some Jewish teachers in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmudic Talmudic times] who believed that death was a punishment brought upon mankind on account of Adam's sin, that is not the dominant view in Judaism today.[5] The concept is also not found in Islam.[6][7] Depending on how it is defined, original sin is also rejected by some Christian theologies.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin] |
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| [[89:4|89:4.5]] The earliest [[idea]] of the [[sacrifice]] was that of a neutrality assessment levied by [[ancestral]] spirits; only later did the idea of [[atonement]] develop. As man got away from the notion of the [[evolutionary]] [[origin]] of the [[race]], as the [[traditions]] of the days of the [[Planetary Prince]] and the [[sojourn]] of [[Adam]] filtered down through time, the [[concept]] of [[sin]] and of ''original sin'' became widespread, so that [[sacrifice]] for [[accidental]] and [[personal]] sin evolved into the [[doctrine]] of [[sacrifice]] for the [[atonement]] of racial sin. The [[atonement]] of the sacrifice was a blanket insurance device which covered even the resentment and [[jealousy]] of an [[unknown]] god. | | [[89:4|89:4.5]] The earliest [[idea]] of the [[sacrifice]] was that of a neutrality assessment levied by [[ancestral]] spirits; only later did the idea of [[atonement]] develop. As man got away from the notion of the [[evolutionary]] [[origin]] of the [[race]], as the [[traditions]] of the days of the [[Planetary Prince]] and the [[sojourn]] of [[Adam]] filtered down through time, the [[concept]] of [[sin]] and of ''original sin'' became widespread, so that [[sacrifice]] for [[accidental]] and [[personal]] sin evolved into the [[doctrine]] of [[sacrifice]] for the [[atonement]] of racial sin. The [[atonement]] of the sacrifice was a blanket insurance device which covered even the resentment and [[jealousy]] of an [[unknown]] god. |